Printer Problems (Original Animation)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 เม.ย. 2022
- Mysterious and threatening messages begin being printed autonomously from Mike and Zach's printer. In their efforts to find the source, they only find a terrible truth
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i couldn't have made this without my newly expanded team. They're gonna take these videos to the next level and I couldn't be more excited. More things comin' 🙏
Well fuck yeah!
Glad to hear it man, keep this stuff coming!
Thanks, also where did Mike's freckles go?
Cant wait for more cool shit!
Hell YA
I couldn't get over how this was just a convoluted jab at the scam that printers are. I'm here for it.
The "need color to print black and white" bit is because the printer injects its serial number with everything you print. It is how they caught manning.
As a former printer tech this video is a true story. Printers regularly demand a blood sacrifice.
Can you explain?
@@jubusch if you look up "austin mcconnell printer" you'll find a great video on the whole situation with printers
I couldn't say so better myself!
I love how this is both a normal Piemations absurd comedy sketch, but also really accurate satire regarding how STUPID printers are
Would've been nice if they said "fuck you" to the store clerk and bought a laser printer instead.
Hey! Did you know God is three in one!? The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit! Bless them!
Jesus died for our sins, rose from the dead, and gives salvation to everyone who believes in him and follows his commandants!
Have a blessed day, everyone! ❤
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They’re putting chips in cartridges to lock them from being refilled. That’s not just bad for the customer, you’re literally wasting computer parts in a time where that material could go to better use!
I love the fact that the printer says he can’t print while printing like 5 sheets of paper just to tell them that he needs more.
He didn’t use any ink. He just shot out blank pieces of paper. (Like the dumbass printers do when they have an issue.)
@@william3371 before that when it was threatening them
It’s a scam
Pretty sure when my dumbass printer needs ink it prints off the most vibrant random lines possible as a “print test” wasting half the ink cartridge
Literally any modern printer
Fun fact: inkjet printers often use the color ink to tone the black ink. So when it said it needed magenta to print, it was telling the truth.
That's why we don't use ink jet printers anymore
Sounds like something a walking, talking sentient death printer would say
Better black.
@@TheIndoraptor H U H .
next your gonna tell me frankenstein wasn't the name of the monster or something else crazy that no-one else knows.
As someone who works at Office Depot I can attest that we laugh diabolically every time we bundle printers and ink.
Youuuuuuu DSIGUST MEEEEEE
🤣🤣
As someone who bought a printer from Walmart can confirm that happens to and not just at Office Depot.
As someone who works at Staples, I too can attest that our boss laughs diabolically everytime someone bundles printers and announces it in pride to everyone.
@@nthdimension9059 I thought you were baaaaaaaaad
…
…
…
You ain’t bad! YOU AIN’T NOTHIN’!!!
I like how they realistically think that someone else is on their Wi-fi instead of just assuming that the printer’s haunted
I would think it's more logical?
Literally the opposite of what Cinemasins thinks should happen in movies
@@Mechanicalamity I feel like cinemasins points out the logical aspects someone should do mostly in horror movies (where the protagonist makes the questionable/wrong decisions) sometimes in animated films too
@@sinnamonski685 That is true about most of the stuff he says, but he sometimes seems to think that characters in movies should know that they’re in a movie
That is a real thing. It made me remember the one where they'd just randomly send the massive chicken document to their unsecured wireless printer.
chicken chicken chicken? Chicken chicken chicken. * venn diagram of chickens *
“But I was out here building a house of pop tarts!”
“…why”
“This is what makes me happy.”
I felt that.
Same
Same
*bop
“this is a threat” in all lower case is one of the most threatening things ever
this is a threat
@@DUKANUKE AH!
"The door! "
"The table!"
"The animation budget! "
"So under the table it is?"
"Yes. "
Tbh i would like an extended version of this
Lol “the animation budget!”
Where did it say the animation budget
?
Imagine if Mike and Zach was on TV or if it had a DVD release
I can't disclose how many boptarts were consumed in the making of this animation.
Must be More then 2 (just like valve I can't count over 2)
Atleast 4
420
@@gooaygar yes
Thank you for helping to animate this! It’s nice to see some familiar names in the credits.
4:49 anyone else find the sounds of a printer oddly soothing?
Honestly yes
Yes
I love at 2:57 where he is obviously listening and looking between them as they talk, being polite enough not to interrupt them while they talk, only cutting them off when they start to try to apply their silly plan to him. Also can't get enough of that close up, eye squint shot at 3:17 when he says "THE LAWS OF ROBOTICS. ARE. FICTIONAL." xD
A never ending stream of paper cuts sounds pretty fucking bad actually
I physically felt the paper cuts that Mike got
No it feels good
Death by a thousand cuts was a terrifying execution for a reason
@@SobbleWobble13 masochist detected
@Don't read my profile photo how bout you read some books cuz it looks like you havent even been to kindergarden
We've experienced the "haunted printer", and the "store credit scam", but Piemations has brought us a totally new hazard that we should all be aware of.
What is it ?
@@thefanboy3285 evil robot printers that want all your magenta.
new?
mike telling dad jokes?
The hazard of not having magenta ink, or the hazard of cramming a pop tart knockoff into a printer?
That part at 1:48 just kills me when they see the printer print on it's own without explanation. "Yeeah, *No.* "
1:47
4:20
"Uhh, we were just looking for the magenta we keep in mikes room, right mike?"
"Uhhh"
Stretches arms, short pause to think, then claps them together once he got the idea to follow through
"Yeah, I do keep magenta ink in my bedroom..."
I love it when animators really connect with human movements and thoughts lmao
“And we’re not just bullshitting, Zach? Right?”
Most animators actually do the movements they’re thinking of in real life before they create it fully. This is usually to get a reference on what to do and it usually comes out really smooth.
I love how unashamed he is about his hobby.
"This is what makes me happy."
You do you, dude.
“Whatever makes you happy, more power to ya. Go on and be you and do what makes ya happy.”
-My science teacher
Why would you?
*insert bob ross quote here*
@@AzulDevin6880 what if bullying makes you happy??
You’re gonna bully people for your pleasure?
@@patrickkirby6580 tl:dr (even though I know you're not braindead enough to actually say that unironically) your rights end where other's rights begin.
Despite how a "LaserJet" printer sounds like the kind of printer that would turn into an evil robot, it's definitely the lesser evil, of the two kinds of printers.
i think this sentence is missing a word or two. as it stands it as little sense. after “lesser evil,” instead of a comma did you mean to type “of”? that would’ve made more sense.
@@mkv2718 I mean cool, who cares
When the main antagonist isn’t even the killer robot printer
Don’t forget about ink tanks
Can we just appreciate how unique the artstyle is and how expressive and cartoonish it looks. I love the look!
it reminds me of south park
@@smallfork72 i wonder why
@@14o1chan No outlines.
@@annbutler4164 it was sarcasm directed at "@Icey Artist"'s comment related to this animation being reminiscent of South Park's style. Because the Mike&Zach series's style came to being thanks to Piemation's Suction-cup Man, whose creation and style started off as a South Park parody. THAT is why I said "I wonder why".
It reminds me of legacy Eddworld
5:17 I just realized that the fact that the insides of their mouths don't show when they talk probably implies that the inside of their mouths are covered in black ink
I love how they both take turns being the voice of reason, just like real friends
I know right? Like 90% of friend duos in cartoons and TV shows are like only one is smart and the other one is stupid. Zach and Mike on the other hand literally take turns using braincells.
@@its_yuni731 They share one braincell between the two of them, and they actually take turns using it.
@@_spilled_milk_pro-champion3871 it's more like they both share 1 and that 1 is working its 5th double overtime
I think Zach was the brainier of the two.
@@its_yuni731 couldn’t have said that better
I absolutely LOVE how they are actually really smart in this episode and are not full on morons, really adds to their character!
Sure they goof up still but they feel so much more realistic now, amazing job man!
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Realistic doesn't mean better. If you enjoy believable characters that's all well and good, I enjoy wacky dipshit characters.
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@@jamesmccomb9525 Characters need to have a reason to make decisions, in a lot of media characters just do dumb shit for the sake of it. Here you can see their line of reasoning, which is nice because they are dipshits but in an understandable way
@@derzeldagamer7931 bruh how is that defensive
I like how Zach and Mike slowly become closer and stop yelling at each other as much as they used to
4:49 - 4:55: The hardest animated part of the video, 100%.
I appreciate the level of commitment and effort you put into that, it really shows! We need more quality animation like this in everyone's videos.
lmao
We all need a bit of magenta in our lives.
U right
GET OUT OF HERE XYCRON
Yes
is that xycron O_O
yea
The fact they came up with a pretty smart solution first is actually really funny. 😂
:0 Yellow!
Cartoon characters do have a brain
Hooray for critical thinking.
Yello what are you doing here?!
It's you!
Imagine building a house of pop tarts and literally two minutes later have a walking, talking death printer in your living room. Oh how fast things escalate 😂
I didn't know pop tarts could save the world from the printer apocalypse
They are bob tarts
@@stephaniem9707 bop tarts
I noticed that despite still being very silly, these two have become a lot more grounded and a bit more serious. I feel like the new contrast of realistic personalities and weird situations suits this series very well. I'm looking forward to the new direction this is going in.
Me too this series is now my new favorite
@@mmaiike you mean "now"?
same!!
@@sackydzNG oh shit uhhhh yes
Yeah! Like a new regular show, but with humans and a new funky colored paper style.
3:05 This has the same energy as "are you being robbed? Just say no. They cannot take your money legally without consent"
not really robots are not close to being a living thing.
it's just wires and things that turn, it cannot think and it's just coded to do stuff
@@Lunarcreeper how would we know its a cartoon
@@Lunarcreeper lmao u havent learn anything in tech
Which is why it's illegsl
4:33 "Oh... Sick!"
"t-t-t-this.
changes.
NOTHING."
scared the shit out of me
Other cartoons: Use humor or charm to deconstruct complex geopolitical/ideological issues into consumable products to teach, guide, or satirize
Piemations: Don't you just hate printers nowadays?
Hello Edward the blue engine
WARNING I am the unprettiest human YTer worldwide. Take the hint, dear can
@@AxxLAfriku what?
True, but still as long is a good writing and art, and executed well, I will watch it anyway.
@@AxxLAfriku Lmaooooo lookit this d00d
It’s amazing to see that even in the cartoon the characters still look like they are getting older with the cartoon, that’s pretty cool!
Fr
IKR?
Yes it’s so awesome I love their new models
I literally thought Zach is Piemations by looking at the thumbnail, with the beard and stuff
@Don't read my profile photo shut up
5:06 he did t pose
"Content Advisory"
"Strong Language"
Understandable.
*"Printers"*
2:22 I love how Zack accidentally finishes the joke. It's probably unintentional but it's still funny
how can you notice that
I think it was supposed to be ‘Dad’
@@LutasticLu yea but he's not a dad
I have no idea why ink is so darn expensive. Some people say that buying an entire printer is more cost-effective than ink cartridges.
The whole printer branche is a complete scam, the ink itself is more expensive than blood
The reason printers are cheap is because they earn their money by selling overpriced ink cartridges. They also have that protection against cheap non-brand alternatives, using all your color when you print B&W, and just scummy business practices.
Embrace kelptomania
Because it's a scam
They sell printers at a loss, then earn their money with the ink. After all, a printer without ink is useless, so you _gotta_ buy ink.
That's frustrated "magentaaAAA" at 3:26 always crack me up
I honestly feel like the two moments where Mike and Zach clinged to each other for dear life are super underrated. It shows just how much they care about and find refuge in each other, especially in dangerous situations! A true bestie dynamic :)
The micro-expressions are so amazing. That split second at 2:23 when Zach realizes Mike is making a dad joke as soon as he says "hungry" is the funniest shit.
Totally and 4:22 is great too.
Also the microexpression at 2:30 when he realized they have no other food alternatives that aren't repeatable leftovers
Fun fact: at school one time we were messing with microscopes and me and my friends decided to put a printed piece of paper with only black tekst on it. When we looked at the black tekst under the microscope we found that it was actually not just black but also cyan, yellow and magenta, which we couldn’t see normally
Fun fact:Black colour is actually all the colours mixed together
@@abcdefg-hv2ks correction: WHITE is all the colors mixed
@@leo_the_lizard Actually, both can be correct but it depends on the context. With traditional art where you use physical paints and canvases, black would be all the colors mixed together as paint reflects color by absorbing parts of the light spectrum while with digital art, white would be all the colors mixed together as each color is basically code for mixtures of red, blue, and green and white is all these colors on near or complete full blast. I hope this was mildly interesting to hear.
Yeah, printers love to combine all the colors to make a better black, all in an effort to make you restock ink faster.
@@abcdefg-hv2ks What the fuck are you talking about, lmao. The reason you find a bunch of Cyan and other colors mixed in is because the printer companies do that on purpose to force you to buy colored ink. They put minute amounts of cyan in to the point where it's not noticable by the human eye, so even if you only print in black and white it will use colored ink, and the printer won't allow you to print if you have no colored ink. That was the whole joke of the video.
2:25 this frame had me rolling 😂. Best duo.
Amazing work, as always! This is a legit problem in life though, so I did some research and found that you can actually buy printers with ink reservoirs that you just pour ink into, instead of cartridges! They are significantly more expensive, but don't let the low cost of standard printers fool you - many companies actually sell printers *at a loss* and get their money back from the exorbitant cost of cartridges.
As an IT repair guy, printers are already a nightmare to deal with. You've somehow made them infinitely more terrifying. Good vid very nice
Remember Don't leave your gun near the printer.
Also IT can confirm. The one in this episode still isn't as bad as an HP printer though.
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I love that the printer gained sinister arms and legs plus an eye, but didn’t change in any other visible way. It’s still a printer, but it’s also now a well designed evil robot. Simplicity can work wonders
I went into this thinking “oh I work at Office Depot and have to fix printers all the time, this will be funny.” Needless to say I needed this today.
Mike is literally faced with dying and he feels it’s more important to make the hungry pun first, I love him
When he said “hi hungry I’m-“ I think I had a stroke.
What are you doin here
Sam you watch this
Seeing you places with a checkmark gives me a stroke
"MIKE!"
nerd
L
"Hi...Hungry, I'm-"
"MIKE."
Even when faced with obvious danger and/or death, Mike still finds enough nerve to make a dad joke. I love this channel.
Excellent
Zach cutting him off makes it even better because he finishes the dad joke by saying it. I love this channel too.
You know what’s more hilarious? It’s how Zack and Mike just casually shrug things off. And I know it’s a cartoon, but sometimes logic can be so hilarious. Had me rolling on my stomach for few seconds. 🤣🤣🤣
Honestly I’m excited for more stuff like this. Feels like a TV show.
God I love how these animations feel like actual cartoons that could be on TV.
Same dude
Might be a adult swim show
They're better than alot of cartoons on TV
@@Cutterion not a show unfortunatley
@@NippyNep well not now, maybe piemations "WILL" Make a tv series
4:09
nobody has talked about this bit where the evil robot printer tore the door off the hinges and mike says "FUCK. I forgot to lock the door-"
it's such an underrated moment in this video
Omg I never noticed that 🤣
Mike really is being questioned about the pop tarts and instead of defending himelf, he just says in the most defeated explaining voice, "This is what makes me happy."
2:48
When I tried to print some of my art, but the printer keeps glitching:
I am convinced printers can smell your fear. Literally never saw a printer that is easy to use and user friendly.
Library printer ande offices printer...
They user freindly since its only the technitian who has to deal with the glitches
@@rambo8863 but those printers have been tamed already, and their handlers are always nearby so theres no issue, getting one in your home though is a differetn thing all togeter.
@@rambo8863 And they're expensive as fuck
My printer tried to take my skin. It is now locked in the basement
This one was actually nutty. I keep thinking your animation can’t get any higher quality, and then you keep proving me wrong!
Exceptional work, Mike!
And don’t worry. I’m addicted to Pop Tarts, too. They have plenty of nutritional value.
B O P tarts…. Cant get copyrighted
Wait, those are Bop Tarts… does that rival Pop Tarts or are they like cousins?
There Bop Tarts, the clearly superior product
@DONT CLICK MY VIDEOS!! MY VIDEO IS FOR COURAGEOUS Hey, champ. That’s pretty cool. Next time, keep it to yourself.
@@birdboy16 Totally agree, it has more nutrition value than Pop Tarts.
5:11 I never thought a printer could hold that much black paint
3:30 Printer: I CAN'T PRINT
Also Printer: *Proceeds to print out sheets of paper to give them paper cuts*
Those were blank sheets of paper
Even while being attacked by a killer robot, Mike really can't pass up a dad joke
I love all the details in Mike's room. Particularly the stuffed animals on his bookcase :)
aaa thank you! i really hope mike decides to make them real! x3
By The Way the stuffed animals on Mike's bookshelf is actually a Todd Hayseed reference
Yuri Red Alert moment
It's Todd Hayseed, the NEW Sheriff of Trough Water!
Thank you for the content advisory. My young cousins were almost exposed to printers. I saved them before it was too late by covering their eyes. The printers were seriously graphic.
I like how they just keep their printer on its own table in the living room, right next to the front door.
I LOVE the sound design in this! The way the robot audibly shakes at “NEED magenta ink!” And then punches the wall, it’s hilarious. Awesome work on this, you guys!
I know right? The printer sounds are so spot on they fill me with dread.
the printer shows more emotion than most people lol
I agree the Sound Design and music is fucking spot on
Printer: **Prints just fine with only black ink**
Also printer: "I CAN'T PRINT!"
That is legit how some printers work.
Please, we need an extended soundtrack of all the music in this. It's amazing!
mike:"this is what makes me happy"
me:"I wish I could say the same for myself"
I love this
it went from
'uh, what. Hey you did this?'
to
'Hey you're doing a bit!'
to
'Oh someone is hacking us'
to
'Nope! power off!'
like such fun escalation of problem solving.
1:00
“This is what makes me happy.”
I’ve begun using that phrase in my life, it’s great.
as a printer I can relate to this
Your a printer?
Mike and Zack were arguing over a paper, Until the printer has became Their own villain
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
I love how they think completely reasonably until something actually unnatural happens
This is what you should be doing anyway?
I know this is a weird thing to compare this to but it has a similar soul and feel (in a good way) that early Eddsworld episodes used to have when it was just Edd making dumb animations about him and his friends. It's very charming!
0:34 WAIT THATS THE ONE GUY FROM EMKAY
I didnt know he voiced him
Or maybe its not
They sound so similar
Who did?
@@razorwolf2758its probably damien
@2:21 I'm not sure why but I can't stress enough how much I love even just the little details in this joke. The way Zach's eyes furrow when he realizes what Mike is doing is hilarious enough, but even when yelling through gritted teeth to stop him, he finishes the joke. I can't stop laughing at it.
Same here. 😂
That joke is a reference to asdf movie
@@profileymation No it isn't. As good as asdf movie is, it didn't invent dad jokes.
@@profileymation no it's not, it's a reference to dad jokes
I noticed that too haha, it was very clever
The intro makes it feel like this is starting to become somewhat of an Eddsworld spiritual successor and I'm all for it
yes
Y e s
*Y E S*
y e s
“I CANT PRINT”
*proceeds to print*
i like how he just says "printer: I NEED COLOR. IN THE BLACK." "mike: what? why?" "printer: BETTER BLACK."
The paper movement at 1:12 is so fluid you'd think it was liquid, props to y'all for making another fantastic animation!
And some probably shoot really onto a table
where tf do you people find these compliments
If only it was magenta
Id be more focused on how he picked up the paper.
Poor guy just wanted magenta ink :(
Sup checkmark
who needs magenta ink
@@swisystuff the printer
@@sergeantnerfsalot2784 blad checkie on highway
Hi Blackie! I’ve seen your channel and I love it so much! ♥️
4:38 if they only print black and white why do they have blue and yellow?
Cyan is not yellow.
@@annbutler4164 what made you think that cyan was yellow?
Cyan and yellow were probably not refilled.
@@ProGoinggo202Yellow is not magenta.
that one primary school printer when all the teachers send something to print
I really love the expressions you give them, they almost hit more than the jokes themselves. The dynamic Mike and Zach have is hilarious. The best way to describe it is that Zach can be 75% brains, 25% fun stupidity, while mike is 25% brains, 75% fun stupidity. One isn’t completely stupid, and it feels like they take turns using the only brain cell, instead of having the smart straight man and the fun idiot. TLDR I love this short!
this is exactly right! thanks for describing their dynamic perfectly
MAGENTAAAAAAAAA!!!!
@@arakemi1080
NO MAGENTA!!!
@@ballsinspector42069 *GIVE ME, MAGENTA INK!!*
their dynamic is just so genuine lmao
they really seem like 2 real idiot friends
What I like about your animations, Mike, is how subtle the humor is.
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cringe
@DONT CLICK MY VIDEOS!! MY VIDEO IS FOR COURAGEOUS ok.
I've seen this about 25 times already that's how good this series is
2:20 i love this guy seriously
If they're whole-wheat Pop Tarts they are quite nutritional
Sir/ma’am/other, not to be “that guy”, but I’m totally being “that guy”, but they are *bop* tarts, not *pop* tarts.
This was a joke please do not be mad-
@@enderguyx2081 …why even use a gender neutral term if you shuffled through every other term first LOL
@@clxwngutzz blab blab i love milk blab blab blab
@@clxwngutzz cuz non binary
You mean bop tarts!
Pop tarts are a ripoff of bop tarts.
I felt that "This is what makes me happy" line. It resonates so hard with the vibe of "I don't know why, but this makes me feel better" sensation a lot of get when we finally find that dumb thing that puts a smile on our face.
I fucking love the printer character for some reason.
“NEED MORE COLOR. IN THE BLACK.”
“What? Why?”
“…BETTER BLACK.”
“THE LAWS OF ROBOTICS ARE FICTIONAL.”
“OH. SICK. INSTALL MAGENTA.”
“I FEEL LIKE SHIT!”
3:02 or it could be a maverick!
this video made me cry laughing.
-It's what makes me happy
-mike's first reaction being a dad joke
-M A G E N T A
-"... better black =_="
-THE FUCKING FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
- UH👏 yeah! 😀
-the printer just casually being like "oh sick"
COMEDY. FUCKING. GOLD
amazing work team 👏
The laws of robotics are FICITONAL!
@@eleronpfoutz7823 .....well they /sounded/ real
(printer takes table) "Hey >:("
I love how we’ve all collectively realized that printers and printer ink are designed to be an absolute scam and how we’ve also collectively decided not to do anything about it
I mean what would we do
speak for yourself, on the rare occasion (twice a year MAX) I need to print something I just go to fedex. Who still needs their own printer in their home? Everything you could ever need to print can be found on your phone or be done at work/school
@@sadfaceemojioxlong8593 Not own a printer and go to the library instead.
Laser Printer.
Yeah I think it's more like people had that first experience said fuck that shit
Can we please give some appreciation that the hair length and styles of these two actually changes over videos.
the printer: "I CAN'T PRINT!! >:["
also the printer 0.01 seconds later: **prints blank sheet with absurd speed**
I will say, I do like the dynamic Zach & Mike have in the show. Could’ve easily made one dumb and one smart, but no, both are equally smart and dumb in their own way, making it unpredictable as to who is gonna be the source of a problem in any episode. Making it all the more hilarious.
Its usually mike tho
@@GrippingRaccoon7109 fair point lol
you still have a great point too though Jason! they share the brain cell
Oh I agree, and it’s so delightful honestly
I love how Piemations seems to have aged with its audience. This is top tier content.
I know right
It is I'm excites to see more of this series
“I’ve got it here”
Printer: “oh!… sick”
That got me laughing lmaooo
OK
I WANNA POINT THIS OUT BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE HAS
2:37
Zach says “Ya like gumbo?”
Gumbo is a food that’s commonly found in New Orleans
New Orleans has a lot of jazz music
In the bee movie, Barry says “Ya like jazz?” While striking the EXACT POSE Zach is also making.
I’m probably just reading too much into tbis